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The2006California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on June 6, 2006.IncumbentJack O'Connell defeated Daniel L. Bunting, Sarah L. Knopp, Diane A. Lenning, and Grant McMicken to win a second term, winning at least a plurality in every county.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack O'Connell | 2,116,243 | 52.37 | |
| Sarah L. Knopp | 695,394 | 17.21 | |
| Diane A. Lenning | 573,576 | 14.19 | |
| Daniel L. Bunting | 338,182 | 8.37 | |
| Grant McMicken | 317,567 | 7.86 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | |||
| Total votes | 4,040,962 | 100.00 | |
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| County | O'Connell | Votes | Knopp | Votes | Lenning | Votes | Bunting | Votes | McMicken | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara | 76.05% | 60,224 | 7.90% | 6,253 | 7.42% | 5,875 | 4.05% | 3,208 | 4.58% | 3,629 |
| San Luis Obispo | 75.39% | 43,560 | 8.81% | 5,093 | 7.51% | 4,340 | 4.45% | 2,574 | 3.83% | 2,213 |
| Ventura | 66.53% | 70,342 | 10.56% | 11,168 | 12.13% | 12,824 | 5.64% | 5,959 | 5.15% | 5,442 |
| Colusa | 65.94% | 2,242 | 11.71% | 398 | 10.94% | 372 | 6.26% | 213 | 5.15% | 175 |
| San Francisco | 64.06% | 65,618 | 17.12% | 17,536 | 8.06% | 8,256 | 4.86% | 4,980 | 5.89% | 6,037 |
| Marin | 60.69% | 30,040 | 16.67% | 8,249 | 11.55% | 5,719 | 4.73% | 2,343 | 6.35% | 3,145 |
| Yolo | 59.57% | 17,350 | 18.33% | 5,340 | 10.36% | 3,016 | 6.13% | 1,784 | 5.62% | 1,636 |
| Monterey | 59.21% | 27,284 | 16.52% | 7,614 | 11.34% | 5,224 | 6.88% | 3,171 | 6.05% | 2,786 |
| Santa Cruz | 58.78% | 26,145 | 20.71% | 9,210 | 9.71% | 4,319 | 5.02% | 2,231 | 5.79% | 2,576 |
| Napa | 57.51% | 14,819 | 16.30% | 4,200 | 13.28% | 3,422 | 6.55% | 1,688 | 6.35% | 1,637 |
| Merced | 57.26% | 10,830 | 14.96% | 2,829 | 14.51% | 2,744 | 7.33% | 1,386 | 5.95% | 1,126 |
| Sacramento | 55.81% | 98,112 | 14.23% | 25,021 | 13.48% | 23,697 | 7.61% | 13,385 | 8.86% | 15,572 |
| Alameda | 55.75% | 115,797 | 20.67% | 42,929 | 10.16% | 21,111 | 5.89% | 12,239 | 7.53% | 15,648 |
| Sutter | 55.79% | 7,088 | 15.86% | 2,015 | 14.53% | 1,846 | 7.45% | 947 | 6.37% | 809 |
| Modoc | 55.32% | 1,653 | 17.27% | 516 | 14.12% | 422 | 6.63% | 198 | 6.66% | 199 |
| Fresno | 55.03% | 46,531 | 14.99% | 12,675 | 13.32% | 11,265 | 10.13% | 8,568 | 6.52% | 5,513 |
| Siskiyou | 54.53% | 5,445 | 16.78% | 1,675 | 13.36% | 1,334 | 7.92% | 791 | 7.41% | 740 |
| San Benito | 54.42% | 4,560 | 19.00% | 1,592 | 12.77% | 1,070 | 7.35% | 616 | 6.46% | 541 |
| Glenn | 53.87% | 3,002 | 15.75% | 878 | 14.88% | 829 | 8.27% | 461 | 7.23% | 403 |
| Contra Costa | 53.74% | 79,096 | 16.78% | 24,703 | 14.10% | 20,750 | 7.66% | 11,269 | 7.72% | 11,357 |
| Stanislaus | 53.29% | 29,413 | 15.15% | 8,361 | 14.89% | 8,218 | 8.24% | 4,550 | 8.42% | 4,648 |
| San Joaquin | 53.09% | 36,853 | 15.68% | 10,887 | 14.90% | 10,347 | 8.20% | 5,691 | 8.13% | 5,642 |
| Butte | 52.94% | 19,722 | 19.19% | 7,149 | 11.73% | 4,370 | 8.72% | 3,250 | 7.41% | 2,759 |
| San Mateo | 52.44% | 47,430 | 19.59% | 17,724 | 11.68% | 10,563 | 8.29% | 7,503 | 8.00% | 7,233 |
| Yuba | 52.20% | 4,596 | 19.33% | 1,702 | 12.81% | 1,128 | 8.08% | 711 | 7.58% | 667 |
| Sierra | 51.70% | 607 | 19.93% | 234 | 10.82% | 127 | 9.54% | 112 | 8.01% | 94 |
| Plumas | 51.74% | 2,793 | 18.80% | 1,015 | 12.54% | 677 | 8.56% | 462 | 8.35% | 451 |
| Solano | 51.79% | 28,305 | 21.52% | 11,763 | 10.74% | 5,872 | 9.27% | 5,068 | 6.67% | 3,648 |
| Tehama | 51.79% | 5,855 | 16.17% | 1,828 | 12.94% | 1,463 | 12.07% | 1,365 | 7.03% | 795 |
| Santa Clara | 51.08% | 103,889 | 18.28% | 37,177 | 13.86% | 28,190 | 8.22% | 16,727 | 8.56% | 17,412 |
| Lassen | 50.79% | 2,904 | 21.42% | 1,225 | 11.93% | 682 | 8.97% | 513 | 6.89% | 394 |
| Shasta | 50.67% | 16,443 | 17.47% | 5,669 | 15.00% | 4,869 | 9.19% | 2,984 | 7.67% | 2,489 |
| Nevada | 50.45% | 11,028 | 23.13% | 5,057 | 11.48% | 2,510 | 7.41% | 1,619 | 7.53% | 1,645 |
| Los Angeles | 50.29% | 385,495 | 18.91% | 144,966 | 13.86% | 106,266 | 8.28% | 63,480 | 8.65% | 66,344 |
| Sonoma | 50.19% | 50,063 | 20.51% | 20,459 | 13.04% | 13,009 | 9.05% | 9,028 | 7.21% | 7,188 |
| Kern | 49.95% | 44,713 | 13.77% | 12,329 | 20.39% | 18,251 | 8.78% | 7,856 | 7.12% | 6,371 |
| Tulare | 49.45% | 17,990 | 15.34% | 5,581 | 13.47% | 4,902 | 13.94% | 5,072 | 7.79% | 2,835 |
| Tuolumne | 49.40% | 6,067 | 17.09% | 2,099 | 13.35% | 1,640 | 10.00% | 1,228 | 10.15% | 1,247 |
| Amador | 48.95% | 4,413 | 16.30% | 1,470 | 12.61% | 1,137 | 10.68% | 963 | 11.46% | 1,033 |
| Imperial | 48.58% | 7,731 | 14.71% | 2,341 | 13.45% | 2,140 | 10.51% | 1,672 | 12.76% | 2,031 |
| Riverside | 48.27% | 79,773 | 14.84% | 24,524 | 15.49% | 25,610 | 11.39% | 18,819 | 10.02% | 16,555 |
| San Bernardino | 48.12% | 72,337 | 19.83% | 29,814 | 14.15% | 21,265 | 9.99% | 15,018 | 7.91% | 11,898 |
| Placer | 47.35% | 30,249 | 15.19% | 9,705 | 20.36% | 13,011 | 9.81% | 6,266 | 7.29% | 4,659 |
| Mendocino | 47.05% | 8,789 | 22.86% | 4,271 | 15.36% | 2,869 | 7.16% | 1,337 | 7.57% | 1,414 |
| Calaveras | 46.97% | 4,543 | 18.14% | 1,755 | 12.53% | 1,212 | 11.37% | 1,100 | 10.99% | 1,063 |
| Orange | 46.59% | 143,799 | 14.64% | 45,190 | 21.76% | 67,151 | 8.63% | 26,631 | 8.38% | 25,868 |
| Madera | 46.58% | 7,491 | 17.45% | 2,806 | 13.15% | 2,114 | 12.98% | 2,087 | 9.84% | 1,583 |
| San Diego | 46.11% | 165,199 | 18.69% | 66,965 | 16.49% | 59,092 | 10.71% | 38,364 | 8.00% | 28,652 |
| El Dorado | 45.85% | 15,228 | 18.01% | 5,982 | 14.92% | 4,957 | 11.56% | 3,839 | 9.66% | 3,207 |
| Lake | 45.80% | 5,058 | 19.78% | 2,184 | 16.86% | 1,862 | 8.69% | 960 | 8.87% | 980 |
| Kings | 45.43% | 5,816 | 15.25% | 1,952 | 17.74% | 2,271 | 11.38% | 1,457 | 10.19% | 1,305 |
| Humboldt | 45.02% | 13,267 | 24.68% | 7,273 | 15.07% | 4,442 | 7.78% | 2,293 | 7.45% | 2,197 |
| Mariposa | 44.61% | 2,002 | 19.10% | 857 | 12.50% | 561 | 11.34% | 509 | 12.46% | 559 |
| Trinity | 44.63% | 1,626 | 20.26% | 738 | 16.52% | 602 | 8.54% | 311 | 10.05% | 366 |
| Del Norte | 43.57% | 2,160 | 19.75% | 979 | 17.17% | 851 | 10.31% | 511 | 9.20% | 456 |
| Mono | 42.46% | 1,019 | 21.46% | 515 | 15.92% | 382 | 9.25% | 222 | 10.92% | 262 |
| Inyo | 42.39% | 1,702 | 21.69% | 871 | 11.93% | 479 | 14.00% | 562 | 9.99% | 401 |
| Alpine | 41.27% | 137 | 25.00% | 83 | 14.76% | 49 | 9.34% | 31 | 9.64% | 32 |
